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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
POSSIBILITIES OF MISHAPS.
What Mcclellan said OF Grants Good
IucL-pnrter in a Balloon.

The possibilities Of what might have been
nave at all times been an interesting speclia-
ton 10 historical writers Ii has been gravely
written that the nod Of a peasants head
changed the destiny of the world on the field
Of Waterloo by CunCcaling from Napoleon
the impossible condition of sunken road.
Gen. Mcclellan. in his recently published
memoirs. has contributed 10 history some in
tsrCSting studies of this character. When
Mcclellan came into prominence early in the
war. Grant sought him IN Cincinnati to ask
him as an old army acquaintance" To give him
employment The general says he would have
done something for him, but he was away,
and before his return Grant had been made
colonel of aE Illinois regiment. This was
his good luck" says Mcclellan, FOR had ]
been there | would no doubt have given him
a place on my staff, and he would probably
have remained with me and shared my fate.
From all which it appears that the appar-
entity tritiing fact Of an ONO general missing
his train in the early'dayS of 1851 might,have
placed the most conspicuous figure of the civil
war in position where he would never have
been known. \ skepticGl mind might, how
ever, suggest that from the point of view Of
1861 the small fact that tic eEi" cs1..,1r' -,
not miss the train kept Grart out of n posi-
ton from which he might have succee,led to
the command Of the army Of the Potomac
without the tedious process of buryIng him
self in host Of Illinois colonies, going through
a series of western ventures and miShaIs, and
only reaching the east after dozen Others
had been tried and displaced.
Mcclellan relates another TriSadventure,
leaving the probabilities of tie event to lie
| imagined, that happened to FitH John Porter.
In 1862 Gen. Porter went up i'll an anchored
balloon to observe the ent my. The balloon
broke away from its moor nCs and sailed of
over the cnemy'> lines. Mcclellan heard 81
| it, and says he was III r. terrible scare and
sent an order to all the pickets to Try TO save
| the balloon wrecked general He writes in
! letter printed in his memoirs: But the orteI
| had no sooner gone than in walked Mr.. FItZ,
| lust as cool rs usual He had luckily come
! down near my own camp, after actually pass
| ing over that of the enemy" 4 different
current of air might have greatly changed
! the current Of events 10 the advantage Of
! Fitz John ] ter IL he had come down III
| the encmys camp he might have been de
] tanned as a prisoner of war long enough Ia
/ prevent the occurrence that overwhelmed his
| prospects, and. his reputation being thus uE-
! impaired, he might have come to be the great
| figure of the war.-CourIer Journal.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17

Not long since were recorded some inter
esting experiments in which NJ. Ch. ZenSer
secured photographs in the darkness of II
moonless night through the imperceptible
phosphorescenCe of certain objects which
had been brightly Illuminated during the
day NJ. d. TomaSsi has now described some
even more remarkable effects under the eu-
phonious name of ~etfluviography.' BY an
expose of a few minutes duration he has
impressed upon a photographers sensitive
plate an image of an object through which a
silent discharge of electricity was passing,
this result being obtained when care was
taken to insure perfect darkness and with a
current of too low tension to give any sign of
light. The theory of the eSperimenter is
that a body under electric influence emits
electric rays" analogous 10 the dark rays of
the spectrum. Traveller.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
ARRASSY TRANSACTION.
Benz. and II Herman Israel, Trunk Dealers
Arrested for Receiving stolen Goods.

Benz. and Herman Israel, Trunk Dealers,
Arrested for Receiving stolen Goods.
The officials at the |. b. & W, round
house have been missing car boxing and
other supplies for some time. Last
night they appeared at the Marshal's
office and swore out search
warrant for place over across the creek.
No trace of the missing articles was found
but clue was obtained which led to the
getting out of a second warrant. this time
for the purpose of searching the junk shop
presided over Benjamin and Herman Israel.
father and son. who hold forth in the old
Chambers planning mill. corner Main street
aud Western avenue.
When the officer arrived he asked if they
had any brass there and was told by young
Israel that only what he could see before
him. The officer found several boxes. "
which he easily recognized as being what
was wanted. The young man. however.
swore that that was all they had. But
the officer insisted. and led the way to
the cellar. where large quantities
were found, some 400 or 500 pounds being
recognized as having come from the |. b.
X W. shops. Some of the boxes" were
entirely new, and Others had scarcely been
used. Some CRATES were readily recognized
and were taken along to be used as evil
dence.
The men were patrolled TO the Jail and
locked up on the charge of receiving stolen
goods. They claim TO have bought the
goods and that they can identify the parties
of whom they purchased, but for some
reason refuse 10 give up the names.
The brass. copper and CRATES were taken TO
the marshal's Office. The officer making
the arrest says il is wonderful. the number
of copper boilers. new or nearly new, but
all battered up. sprinkling heads, etc, TO be
found in that cellar.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
LOCAL 6REWTlES.

The Little Miami pay car came through
today.
Mr.. Chas. B. Fisher left today for New
Orleans.
Miss Nora White left today for a visit to
friends in Dayton.
T. J. Monahan leaves tonight for Louis
vile and Lexington.
DIR. A IL. Brundage. of Xenia. was in
town for few hours this forenoon.
". H. Hefferman. agent of the |. B. X
W. at this, point, is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry l.. Rockfeld left to-
day for New Orleans to attend the Mardi
Gras.
Mrs. Nettie Van Sickle, Of this city,
Joined the Marie Prescott company at Lima
today.
Mr.. John Laribee. of Cincinnati. travel
ing passenger agent of the Ohio and Missis-
sippi road, is in the city.
VIII Horner. esq. the attorney. will, il
is understood. remove to Omaha, Nebraska,
in the near future TO practice law.
An infant child of Fred L. Harwood,
living at 22Iz north Race street, died last
night and was buried this afternoon.
Mr. Ed. Chambers. of Des Moines, Iowa,
formerly well known lumber dealer of
this city. was in town a short time yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Cyrus y. Richardson, OF
Boston. are visiting Mr.. S. Z. Richardson,
a brother Of the first named gentleman Al
1876 Clifton avenue.
Everybody go to the pound social a,
the Second Lutheran church tonight and
purchase some of the coffee from india and
other necessary articles.
Thomas Connor was discharged from the
1. q. X W. yards yesterday. Soon after
he got full of bug juice and raised rum
pus with his old boss, Yard Master JOIN
Kearns. He was jugged by Officer Nor
ton.
Captain b. Nesbitt. prominent sttOrne,
of Xenia. is in the city. The captain is {
stalwart republican from away back and |:
prominently mentioned in connection witt
the state senatorship from the Greene
Fayette and Clinton district.
The Clark county W. c. T. L. is in ses
sion today. The morning hours were taker
up principally in the transaction of routine
business. This afternoon the regularly
laid out programme is being carried out, Of
which full account will be given tomor
row
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17

No use charging all whins to the account
Of women Men are full of them. There are
a half dozen tobacco slaves who daily go on
change, who say they cannot sleep unless a
quid of tobacco reposes beneath their tongue.
Others tell of getting up in the night to
smoke and there is one old crank who insists
he cannot sleep unless his head is turned
toward the north. He has a whim that he is
a compass. 1t is said ex-Attorney General
Brewster likes an open CRATE, but detests the
color Of coal
The contrast Of the black coal and the red
and blue flames was most distasteful to him
so his servant had orders to splash the fuel
with whitewash. which he kept on hand for
the purpose Gen. Butler has a whm. OF
late years he is seldom without a piece of
slippery elm in his mouth. which he declares
is an admirable specific for Nervousness
Years ago Butler was smoker Then he
took what is known a dry smoke-that is,
he went through the motions Of smoking
with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. From
that he has graduated to slippery elm Sen
ator Beck's whim is that he cannot speak
unless he arises with a penholder in his right
hand, which he always slams down upon his
desk before he has spoken dozen words.
Cincinnati 1'imes-Star "Ramhles
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17

Il had been working for three years for one
of our old time wholesale houses, said a De
troiter who was calling up "reminiscences
"and | finally concluded that ought to have
a raise of salary. | began on a per week
and was raised to 81, but there it had stuck
for two years. The head man of the firm
was cold, stiff, austere man, who seldom
recognized an employe and was known to be
hard hearted. | hesItated a lonF time before
daring TO approach him on the subject nearest
to my heart, but one day l slid into the
private Office when | knew he was alone.
"'Well, SIR he snaps out, short as pie
crust.
"'I-I came toto
"'Came to what, sir!
AL came TO ask you if you-you didn't
think -
"'See. here, William he said as he wheeled
around on me, If my daughter loves you, and
you love her, I've no objection to your mar
riage. Fix it up between YOU and don't
bother me again
The old reynardI He had daughter.
but had never spoken TO her in my life, and
he knew it. He answered me the way he did
to stop me from asking for a raise of salary.
1t was year and half after that before
was lifted 10 g per week. Detroit Free
Press
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17

The fact that several residents of Troy were
recently killed by odorless gas has aroused
some inquiry as to the Use Of this dangerous
agent IL seems that this fuel gas, which is
manufactured and used for various domestic
purposes, can readily be made safe, or at least
practically SO, by giving it an odor which will
enable customers TO detect its presence, and
vany patents have been taken out to accom-
plsh this result. II may not be generally
known that common gas may easily be made
odorless, but that the odor is retained as a
protection.
This subject opens some curious fields Of
observation. Seeing that il is feasible thus
to impregnate gas with an odOr, why does not
modern enterprise combine Use and delight
by adopting such Odors as shall be most agree
able to patrons' Few, for instance, like the
present smell of gas, and why cannot it be in
fused henceforth with the essence of mignon-
cite or apple blossom, or Wang ylangi-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17

Great sale of Land ut Rock Bottom Prices.
We. the undersigned trustees of Geo.
kiOus, being duly authorized by deed of
trust executed to Us by Geo. kiOuS and Me-
linda kious. his wife. OF the county of
Madison. township of Range, in the State
of Ohio. and with the consent and agree
| ment OF the creditors of the said kiOus, have
received two parcels of real estate. contain
ing about Seven Hundred and Sixty (760)
acres, hereinafter described. To be sold at
private sale. in parcels or as a whole, to
suit purcherS: the proceeds to be applied in
the payment of debts TO the aforesaid cred
| itorS in their priority.
Tract No. consists of about Six Hun
dred (600) acres. located about II miles
east of London. the county seat of Madison
county. Ohio, and about q miles west of
Mt. Sterling. o., live town on the Mid
| land Railroad. and surrounded on three
sides by free turnpikes. This is very
fertile piece of land. suitable for grazing
and farming. or both: well watered: will
divide into six farms running to free
turnpikes, and all having good water and
near school-houses. This land has nearly
all been cultivated, and is in good state
of cultivation, and well drained with tile;
buildings fair. with railroad building near
! tnt 1aril, Win STATION on tlt corner OF lnt
| farm. This is rare opportunity for parties
wanting good homes in one of the best and
most fertile counties in Ohio. or for anyone
wanting large farm for grain or stock
raising. or both.
Tract NO.2 is situated in Clark county.
| Ohio, between the City of Springfield and
| South Charleston. about miles from
| Charleston and miles from Springfield,
containing 162 62-l00 acres of land, known
at the Bennett farm, and formerly owned
| by Leonard Sprague. This is a good farm,
| all in grass. There could be 100 acres of
sod ground put in corn this spring; timber
enough on the farm for its OWL use; within
three or four hundred yards of good
! schOol-house; ordinary dwelling house with
| in , miles OF railroad station.
| Title in both farms perfect. Our price
will be your price if sold soon. We are
turned loose without any restrictions In the
! sale. To be sold on easy terms, or quite an
| inducement. for cash. Possession given at
once. Any information, either in person
or by mail cheerfully given by
JOHN O. ATKINSON.
South Charleston, Clark county. Ohio.
! Or. l.. K. kIoUS.
! Mt. Sterlinff. Madison county. Ohio,
| Trustees of Geo. kiOuS-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
ON HELEN'S CHEEK.

On Tlelen's cheek was once glow.
An are Of dreaHland glimpsed below,
silver purplrd peachy beauty
In tidal swayingS to and frO.
q flush Of youth nutvslveting
The butteriv'S Arabian wing
The very GrgosIes Of morning ,
Bear not from heaven So rich thing.
On HClen's check a springtide day,
Fragile and wonderful il lay,
From HcIcn'S cheek thcs" twenty summers
Child lips have kissed the bloom away.
Nay, Time, record it not 50 fast,
The reign of roses ovcrpast:
All victor pompS Of theirs enCircle
4 loyal woman To the last
So true Of speech, Of soul 50 free,
OF such a mrllowed blood is she,
That girlho"d's vision, long evanished.
Rounds never to a memory.
No loss in her Loves self describes
Up trembling to aduriuC eyes.
The sweet mirage Of youth and beauty
on HelpnS check forever lies
Louise ImoGeu Quincy in The Independent.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17

\ very considerable portion of the pOpula-
ton of Savannah is Colored. What progress
the colorei people have made, and what they
have done toward securing homes since they
began 10 look out for themselves, can be
easily seen by visiting the city's suburbs
For Years they have been quiet but persistent
purchasers of real estate. Their settlements,
just without the municipal limits, almost en-
circle the city. 1t must not be supposed that
all of their houses are mere shanties. Some
of them are quite pretentious, and are sur
rounded by well kept gardens
These homes were not paid for in year or
two, but represent the proceeds of Years of
patient toll and the most rigid economy. On
some Of them there are still mortgages, which
there is not much doubt will be paid i'll time
1t is a fact worth noticing that very few
colored men fail to meet the payment on their
homes, and when they do there is always a
good cause for the failure. And there is an
other fact worth noticing 1t is that they
pay their taxes willingly and return their
property above, rather than below. its market
value. They are not yet sufficiently civilized
to be tax dodgers. avannuh Ga) News.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
PERSlk'S RAGGED REGIMENTS
Shabby soldiers of the >hah-ThievinG
Officers and Their PIunder.


The Persian soldier, even on state occasions,
presents generally "A rather ludiCrOus appear
anCe His uniform is of cotton cloth and
mostly Of deep blue color. 1t is made Of
what we call shirtng and when new is very
suitable clothing in a warm country. But
soon the military buttons begin to disappear
and are replaced by substitutes of all sorts,
shapes Colors and sizes. The hair disappears
from the warriors sheepskin shake, which
quickly grows shabby on account of his habit
ually using 1t pillow. Moreover, the foot
coverings Of no two men i'll the regiment are
alike. and the whole crew presents a melan-
choly appearance.
But Vet the Persian soldier does the best he
can. Previous to a review or festal parade
he may be seen carefully preparing a plume
of white feathers, procured from the nearest
domestic fowl, and binding them TO piece
Of stick When this martial plume has at
tanned the size of n lamp brush he triumph
antly affiNes it to a shake. On the occasion
| of official iiluminatiens composite candles are
served out by the local governor at the rate
of one to each man. The colonel has, of
course, a greater number of men on his list
than ever make an appearance; he keeps the
difference. The other officers appropriate
half the remaining candies. The non-com-
missioned officers eat Il. e. steal a certain
proportion and at length one candle is served
| out To every five men. This Is divided into
| five portions, a new wick is inserted, and,
when the regiment is paraded, at a given
| signal box of matches is passed round, and
the regiment triumphantly presents arms
with a lighted candle in each mans musket
lS per general order.
The paw of the Persian soldier is nominally
| seven tomans te2 l5sN per annum and rations.
| He is lucky if be gets half his pay, which does
not reach him till it has passed through the
! hands of many persons, his superiors. But
/ his ratious Of three and a half pounds Of
bread day are quite another matter II his
rations ara tampered with the soldier mutinies
/ at once, and there is no atrocity of which the
| Persian soldier robbed of his rations is inca
| ns sble-St James Gazette
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
Laura NJ. futile, Plaintiff.
AGAINST

@%-a~- --- Ease No. NNlD
. N dEaIHst ., in the
Martina buchher.ah o.neIs T Clark County, 0. ..
WIDOW ana heifs OF hhth Court of
Buchhtr' uece~seu' Common Pleas.
PENDANTS.
The defendant, Florence E. Buc kner. Will
rake notice that. on the oath day of December.
lSSi, the plaintiff. above named, fled her peti-
rion in said court against the said Martha
Bucknrr, widow. and the said Florence +.
Buckner and the other heirs OF Allen Buckner,
deceased. 10 foreclOse a mortgage executed by
the said Allen Buckner and delivered TO AFRO
AIdrich and subsequently, assigned TO the
plaintiff.
SAID mortgage was executed 10 secure the
balance Of the purchase money which the said
Allen BUckner agreed 10 pay the said Aldrlch
for a lot fronting ~ feet on Harrison street, in
the city Of Springfield, Ohio. and fully de
scribed in the d. ell from said Aldrich to the
said Allen Buckne-, dated November 10th, 1874
and recorded in volume 81, page Il, OF deed
records of said county.
The petition prays for hnding OF the
amount due on said mortgage. and on failure
of defendants To pay the same. by day 10 be
named by the court. that an order issue 10 the
sheriff of said county. commanding him 10 sell
said real estate. as upon execution. 10 satisfy
rhe amount So found to be due.
The said Florence L. Buckner is required TO
answer said petition on or before the 9Th day
of April. l>sI. n,, r,-rr,r
by her attorney, A. II. Gillett.
February l.. lSs1. At
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
Hi, Rpmarkahle Strait

A diner-Out who had had more than his
share of the wine was carefully feeling his
way home at night, when he unfortunately
stumbled against the circular railing which
surrounded a statue. After having gone
around it about seven times, the hopelessness
of his situation flashed upon him, and he
sank down upon the pavement outside with a
despairing shrek: THE scoundrels They've
shut me in here!"-Chicago Tribune
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17

The pain and misery suffered by those
who are afflicted with dyspepsia are in
describable. The relief which is given by
Hoods Sarsaparllla has caused thousands
to be thankful for this great medicine. II
dispels the causes of dyspepsia, and tones
up the digestive organs.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
A Malicious Asaault,

Prof. Girard. of Osborn. was acquitted on
the charge of abuse of a certain pupil, by
the whole school board, and not on the
charge of hugging and kissing the school
teachers, as stated in numerous papers.
The article was written through personal
malice. and not for facts. The above is the
truth, as the writer was present when the
charge was read. A FRIEND.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
Cautata of Ruth.

One of the best concerts of the season
will be the cantata of Ruth" under the
management of Professor Davidson. whose
equal can hardly be found in the way of a
musical director. will be given Friday
evening. February Is. at the First English
Lutheran church. Admission % cents.
All who fail TO hear the fifty trained voices.
including the best musical talent of the city.
will miss grand treat.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
ON

'"A and reliable Medicines are the best
WV todepend upon. Acker's Blood Ell
ixir has been prescribed for years for all i'm
nurities of the Blood. In every form of Scrof-
ulous, Syphilitic or Mercurial diseases, it is
Invaluable. For rheumatism, has no equal
Frank H. COblentz, corner Market and
High streets
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17

The Chesapeake II Ohio railroad bridge
over the Ohio river at Cincinnati will be
three feet higher than the suspension
bridge. The main span is to be go feet
the longest in the world, and the shore
spans 800 feet. The bridge will be prov!d
ed with double tracks, also a double foO
path,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
The Glohe's Rainfall.

From "a 900 to 5000 cubic miles of rain
falls every year upon the surface of this
globe. The rivers carry off barely one-half
the rest disappears by evaporation, by the
absorption of the earth, and by being taken
up by plants, animals and mineral oxidation.
Chicago Times.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

GRANp.-Arthur Rehan's company in
Nancy 4 Co.." February Il.
BLACK's.-Standard Theater company,
for benefit of Archbishop Purcell fund. Fri
day and SATURDAY.. Tah-r1.y is and 70.
GHAND.-The Kate Forsythe company
Monday and Tuesday evenings. February
II and -.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
FOR SALE.

C'0R SALE-Arl the doors sash, frames, old
lumber. &c, in the building Nos. . and -
south Market street. For further particulars
call on David King. IS east Main street Syb
Tor SALE-Fifty chickens. Inquire of A. o.
Keller. OF Mrs. katz, ll0 east Columbia
street. SSb
COR StLE-A good. gentle driving horse.
heavy weight. Call at 40 E. Main street.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-17
DIRECTIONS

Arrange the above figures in such order
that when added together they will amount
to lust 100. not using any figure twice.
will be given to the first person who hands
into our store correct solution of this puz-
zle written in least number of words be-
fore March 1st, 1887. Each solution to be
signed and sealed before being sent in.